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The podcast of packaging journal and interpack

Gripping conversations – in the truest sense of the word. Discussions about the challenges facing the packaging industry – with those who are overcoming them: Corporate legends, start-ups, associations and experts. Whether it's sustainability, customer requirements, innovations or digitalisation, we tackle it all in this podcast from packaging journal and interpack. The hosts are packaging journal editors Doris Bünnagel, Matthias Laux and Jan Malte Andresen.

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Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: AI meets Mechanical Engineering – About the Future of Smart Packaging Plants

How is Artificial Intelligence changing packaging machinery construction? Tanaro Schädler, Innovation Engineer AI & Data at Uhlmann Pac-Systeme, talks about AI in pharma on the Packaging People podcast…

26th May 2026

Markets

🎧 Podcast: Is 2026 the key year for the packaging industry, Philipp Keil?

Packaging expert Philipp Keil on the PPWR as a driver of innovation, strategic decisions for 2026 and why packaging is becoming a competitive factor.

17 February 2026

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: What to do about the recyclate shortage?

In the new Packaging People podcast, Patrick Neumann and Jonathan Scheck from Interzero talk about the results of the latest Circular Packaging 2030 study and show why the...

25 January 2026

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: The drinks carton is not a product of yesterday

FKN Managing Director Martin Schröder talks about the future of the beverage carton, the Think Inside the Box campaign, challenges posed by the PPWR and why the industry is complaining about...

25 January 2026

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Philipp Lehner from the ALPLA Group

World recycling record, 70 years of Alpla and clear words on regulation: Philipp Lehner, CEO of the Alpla Group, talks in the new podcast about innovation, responsibility and the future of...

24 October 2025

Markets

🎧 Podcast: Dr Natalie Brandenburg from the German Packaging Institute

Dr Natalie Brandenburg has been the new Managing Director of the German Packaging Institute (dvi) since 1 April. In this episode, she talks to Matthias Laux about her first impressions, about...

24 October 2025

Markets

🎧 Podcast: Thomas Schmitt - How the packaging industry can tackle the skills shortage

Personnel consultant Thomas Schmitt from insight - International Management Consultants talks about sustainable leadership, generational change, cultural change and how companies today can attract...

24 October 2025

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Recyda - Transparency in the packaging jungle

In this episode of Packaging People, we talk to Vivian Loftin, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Recyda. The start-up has developed software that helps companies to optimise...

13 February 2025

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: thyssenkrupp Rasselstein - packaging steel with a future

In the latest episode of packaging people, Clarissa Odewald from thyssenkrupp Rasselstein talks about the challenges and innovations in the packaging steel sector.

4 December 2024

Pakaging Design and Marketing

🎧 Podcast: Uwe Melichar - Packaging between functionality and design

Uwe Melichar is an expert in packaging design. In the podcast interview, he provides insights into his experiences with design and emphasises how important it is that packaging is both aesthetically pleasing and...

22 October 2024

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: BÜHNEN Klebesysteme - Packaging with adhesive

In this episode, we talk to the managing directors of Bühnen GmbH, Bert Gausepohl and Jan-Hendrik Hunke, about the growing importance of adhesives in the packaging industry....

2 September 2024

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: From evolution to revolution: AI in print image control

What role does artificial intelligence play in the quality control of print products? A much bigger one than some might realise! In the latest packaging people podcast, we talk...

1 August 2024

🎧 Podcast: GelatoPack - From the idea to the Lion's Den

How does ice cream of ice-cream parlour quality arrive at home? Andreas Siebrecht talks about his transport packaging for ice cream and the patented cooling technology.

11 July 2024

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Live from Brussels - Questions and answers on the PPWR

How far along is the new EU packaging regulation really? There is a lot of talk about the PPWR. In our latest podcast, we talk directly to Europe - or rather, to the man who is responsible for the PPWR.

26 June 2024

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: EKO-PUNKT - We need standardised labelling for recyclable packaging!

How should recyclable packaging be labelled? This is also the subject of the discussion about the EU Packaging Regulation. In the latest podcast, we talk to Stefan Munz from...

16 April 2024

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: CCL Faubel - From paper labels to smart labels

A family business with an international presence: CCL Faubel offers labelling solutions for various industries and focuses in particular on smart labels. A conversation about digital labels and...

13 March 2024

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Bundesverband Glasindustrie - A look into the crystal ball

Glass is one of the oldest packaging materials and is becoming increasingly popular again today. In the podcast with packaging journal, the spokesperson for the German Glass Industry Association talks about...

16 February 2024

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: Multivac - „Packaging is sexy now“

Multivac has been manufacturing packaging machines for more than 60 years. We spoke to CEO Christian Traumann about the transformation from machine manufacturer to technology group.

18 December 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Herma - Gluing with responsibility

At Herma, everything revolves around labels and how they can be sustainable and support the recycling of packaging, for example. We talked to Marcus Gablowski and Hendrik Kehl about this...

27 November 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: German Packaging Institute - „Impressed by the innovative strength“

She is Managing Director of the German Packaging Institute (dvi) and is therefore largely responsible for bringing the industry together. In the podcast, Kim Cheng tells us what she likes about the...

3 November 2023

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: MOSCA - „Physics is not negotiable“

In the brand new TechCentre, Mosca provides customers with various test methods to test the safety of packaging. In the podcast, we talk to the man who set up this centre...

23 October 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Berndt + Partner GmbH - „Packaging is like an inconspicuous, loyal friend“

He is the former chairman of the German Packaging Institute, was a board member of the World Packaging Organisation and now advises the major companies and brands in the industry. Thomas...

11 September 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Flexible Packaging Europe - „Every packaging is customised“

A wide variety of products can be securely packaged with flexible packaging. The materials used are just as versatile as the contents. This is what Guido Aufdemkamp,...

11 July 2023

Green Packaging

🎧 Podcast: Start-up boomerang - "Making online retail greener"

Sustainable packaging for e-commerce is increasingly becoming the focus of major online retailers. Young founders from Hamburg have also realised this and have developed Boomerang, a reusable solution for...

22 April 2025

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: VDMA - „It's a people's business“

He is the voice of all the companies that manufacture packaging machines. As Managing Director of the VDMA, Richard Clemens has a view of the industry, knows its needs and challenges....

11 July 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Pro Carton - „A heart made of cardboard“

After thirty years in the packaging industry, Winfried Mühling is a familiar face to many. As Director of Marketing and Communication at ProCarton, he is now mainly concerned with...

19 June 2023

Green Packaging

🎧 Podcast: FKuR - „Nature is actually the best recycler“

In the latest podcast, we talk to Carmen Michels from FKuR. She has been researching bio-based and biodegradable plastics for 30 years.

27 April 2023

Green Packaging

🎧 Podcast: Tilisco - „Packaging is not an end in itself“

In the latest podcast, we talk to Sonja Bähr and Till Isensee from the consultancy Tilisco, which provides companies with advice and support on sustainability and packaging management.

3 April 2023

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: Optima - „Mechanical engineering is anything but boring“

In the latest podcast from packaging journal and interpack, Optima Managing Director Dr Stefan König and Michael Weber, Customer Service Director, give us an insight into the current requirements...

16 February 2023

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: Balluff - „Packaging needs automation“

As a specialist in automation, Balluff is active in many segments. The company deliberately focusses on the packaging industry. Dr Martin Osterfeld explains why...

15 February 2023

Packaging materials and supplies

🎧 Podcast: Stora Enso - „Wood is a wonderful material“

When it comes to packaging and fibre-based materials, there is no way around Stora Enso. In our latest packaging people podcast, Jan Malte Andresen talks to Martin Hammer,...

15 February 2023

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: Syntegon - „I always learn something new on the way to the canteen“

In the latest episode, Jan Malte Andresen talks to Uwe Harbauer. The graduate engineer is a member of Syntegon's management board and is responsible for the Pharma division.

15 February 2023

Packaging technology

🎧 Podcast: Gerhard Schubert - From gingerbread to cold storage

The packaging journal is now also available to listen to. Together with TIGHTLY PACKED, we are launching the „packaging people“ podcast. The very first episode is about a...

15 February 2023

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